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  1. Proper ball games for decent people? Not all ball games are equal; some are more equal than others.
  2. The Venetians played a ball game (or maybe two different) which was called football, or kicking ball, but it was more rugby-ish, but also not really.
  3. Playing at ball

    The ancient Venetians enjoyed their well-known sports such as human towers, bull fights and fights on bridges using fists or sticks, not to speak of chickens on a pole, squashing cats bareheaded, and tearing the heads off geese while jumping in a canal.

    These were, however, mostly entertainments and games for the lower classes.

    Decent people, and nobles, engaged in more exotic activities, such as tennis, football and other ball games.

    One such ball game, usually just called giuocar al pallone — playing at ball. It is a game, which probably originates in the Middle Ages.

    #1500s #1700s #BallGames #Sports #Venezia #Venice

    Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/venetian-story/playing-at-ball/

  4. 🟡 Sioux Indians Playing Native Lacrosse Ball Game 1851 Seth Eastman⁣

    #19thcentury, #AmericanIndian, #BallGames, #FirstNations, #Indigenous, #Lacrosse, #Native, #SethEastman

    Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣

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